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| - This place is a much better option than the coffee shop in the plaza, considering they make their own menu items. I would also classify this place as "Quebec Revival", as opposed to authentically French. They have many products Quebecers will be familiar with, such as Tourtiere (meat pies). Really reminds me of a lunch counter you would find in Quebec city.
You can be served in french here, if you so choose. Several of the people working here speak french, though they hire a few locals to work the cash and serve customers. The service is very friendly and casual.
The place is really *crushingly* tiny, and has only seating fr 4-6 people inside. Plan on eating elsewhere if you arrive in the morning or lunch hour busy times. Hopefully this is the summer time, and there a few extra tables outside.
The mains rotate depending on the day, but you can count on a strong home-made feel to any dish here, things like stew or shepherd's pie will be common. You can count on good croissants and pastries with decent levels of butter (not really Parisian-level though). And they are open to taking orders for most any kind of custom cake or casserole for you to take home for those family functions where you'd rather not cook.
So far, no one mentioned that this is the place you want if you are craving some real Québec Tourtiere ! These meat pies are a tradition in winter months, especially on the holidays and you can get a slice or buy them frozen at Ma Maison, along with several other products Québecers will be familiar with, like Creton.
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